According to Barr and Dreeben, textbooks are productive resources only in classrooms,
but have meaning at all levels of the hierarchy of schools.
a. True
b. False
Teachers are unwilling to change the expectations of a “common script” even when
students are resistant to it.
a. True
b. False
According to Diehl and McFarland , it’s unclear why some classes are more orderly
than others and why classes can even vary within the same class period.
a. True
b. False
According to Meyer and Rowan, corporate schooling is:
a. Focused on learning and instruction
b. Is responsive to the needs of children and families
c. Produce education for society
d. Connected to the government
e. None of the above
Gender continues to play a central role in shaping the pathways taken by young people,
with more young men than young women outside the labor force.
a. True
b. False
In order to achieve deschooling in society, Illich argued that:
a. Schools would have to be reshaped to include adults
b. More social services would have to be added to schools
c. Laws would have to be changed to keep unschooled people from being discriminated
against
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Apple argues that the educational agendas of conservatives and liberals are similar.
a. True
b. False
According to Lortie, the most complex task principals face are:
a. Socialization of students
b. Evaluation of teachers
c. Allocation of students to classrooms
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
According to Holland, why are black males more likely to date white females than
black females are to date white males?
a. Black males were rated to be more attractive to white students than black females
b. Black males were more likely to have reputations of sexual prowess
c. Black males typically had much high social status than black females due to
involvement in sports and hip-hop music culture.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
The first broad educational reform in the U.S., as described in the Introduction to
Chapter 11, was associated with:
a. Goals 2000
b. Race to the Top
c. No Child Left Behind
d. A Nation at Risk
Durkheim is traditionally associated with which social theory?
a. Feminist theory
b. Functional theory
c. Conflict theory
d. Symbolic Interactionist theory
e. Rational choice theory
Schools always serve to level class differences by offering structured activity
participation that are tied to individual schools.
a. True
b. False
How many countries participate in international testing?
a. 1/5 of all countries
b. 1/3 of all countries
c. 1/2 of all countries
d. 2/3 of all countries
e. None of the above
The Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA) reform plan is a comprehensive school reform
strategy to reduce racism from schools and the classroom.
a. True
b. False
Labeling theory is often used in Functional Theory.
a. True
b. False
According to Cohen, Bloom, Malin and Curry, corruption is an obstacle to universal
primary and secondary education.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is true?
a. Validity is more of a problem in qualitative methods than quantitative methods.
b. Statistics are commonly used in qualitative methods.
c. Reliability is never an issue in quantitative methods.
d. Large-scale longitudinal studies are likely to use quantitative methodology.
The Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA) reform plan works by:
a. Offering extended day academic activities
b. Delivering literacy development in all content areas
c. Building academic partnerships in the community
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Which is NOT an explanation used by Mickelson for the gender gap in education?
a. Labor discrimination no longer exists
b. Women are not as educated as men
c. Women expect returns on schooling from spouse’s occupational success
d. Women are socialized to respond to external validation
e. All of the above
Bennett, Lutz, Jayaram found that:
a. Working-class students are more likely to be involved in religious activities
b. Middle-class students are more likely to be involved in hobby activities
c. Middle-class students are far less likely to be involved in youth development
activities
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
According to Illich, most learning is the result of teaching.
a. True
b. False
According to Noguera, _________ is a top factor that reduces a student’s academic
performance in the classroom.
a. genetic predisposition
b. race
c. gender
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Which of the following is true about textbooks in the past?
a. They have been used to teach the importance of what it is to be an American
b. They have omitted or distorted the contributions of minority groups
c. They have always been nonpartisan and nonsectarian
d. A and B only
e. All of the above
What is NOT an issue with international or national testing?
a. Lack of resources
b. Lack of organizational capacity
c. Engaging in testing opens a country to external scrutiny
d. Significant class and gender stratification
e. None of the above
Virtual schools are prefect when school systems are forced to fire a large number of
their qualified teachers.
a. True
b. False
Feminist theories are often considered a type of functional theory.
a. True
b. False
Regarding the development of higher education in this country, which of the periods did
the most growth occur in terms of the emergence of new colleges and universities:
a. Colonial America
b. Post Civil War
c. Post World War I
d. Post World War II
e. All of the above
Which Supreme Court case decision was heralded for the successful integration of
schools in one district:
a. Brown v. Board of Education
b. Plessey v. Ferguson
c. Roe v. Wade
d. Charlotte vs. Mecklenburg Board of Education
e. None of the above
Which theory is most associated with the self-fulfilling prophecy?
a. Feminist theory
b. Functional choice theory
c. Labeling theory
d. Symbolic theory
e. Rational choice theory
An example of a latent function of education is the training of individuals for jobs
a. True
b. False
Dougherty calls community colleges contradictory because their functions:
a. Include both academic and vocational preparation
b. They are open to all students regardless of ability
c. They must meet the needs of the economy as well as academic standards
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Most colleges and universities in the United states were established after the Civil War.
a. True
b. False
Students in the Texas high school studied by Morris used “rutter” as a positive identity
and “redneck” as a negative identity.
a. True
b. False
What is the school to work transition? Why is it important in studying educational
stratification?
Answer:
Varies
Identify three occupations. Using Ingersoll and Merrill’s criteria for professionalization,
determine the extent to which those occupations are professionalized.
Answer:
Varies
When looking at interactional order as a situated phenomenon, the biggest threats to
order are:
a. Instability in activity structure and challenges to concord
b. Students with oppositional defiance disorder
c. Miscommunications and slips in conversational dynamics
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
In what ways might the global trends outlined by Baker and Letendre affect educational
and social inequality both in the U.S. and globally?
Answer:
Varies
Discuss how knowledge is created from a sociological standpoint. Where does
knowledge from? Who gets to define it and why?
Answer:
Varies
Compare the five essential supports for school improvement recommended by Bryk to
the Open Systems Model in the introduction to this book. What does this tell you about
where efforts for successful change must be focused in the larger context of schooling?
Answer:
Varies
Does poverty play a role in a student’s academic performance? Why or why not?
Answer:
Varies
What are the advantages and limitations to using quantitative methodologies to study
educational processes?
Answer:
Varies
Using the Apple article, describe the role of politics in reforms targeted toward equity
and equality in education.
Answer:
Varies
Describe the ways in which media might influence the structure of knowledge.
Answer:
Varies
Explain why middle-class children participate in more activities outside of school than
their working class peers?
Answer:
Varies
Can a study conducted with both quantitative and qualitative methods draw different
conclusions when each method is employed? Why or why not? Explain.
Answer:
Varies
Explain the concept of social capital. What influence does positive or negative social
capital have? How can these affects carry over to academic achievement?
Answer:
Varies
Make a case for and against charter schools.
Answer:
Varies
Define a social movement giving three examples from different historical eras
(including
one current movement), describing their constituencies and purposes.
Answer:
Varies
Does reducing class size increase student achievement? Support your answer giving the
3 three features of research design which legitimate your conclusion
Answer:
Varies